Trauma Response

Mia often avoids difficult conversations with her parents and prefers to stay at school late, even when there’s no work to be done.

• Flight

• Fight

• Fawn

• Freeze

Jamal finds himself getting into arguments with his siblings whenever there is tension at home. He tends to raise his voice and sometimes throws things.

• Fight

• Flight

• Fawn

• Freeze

During a stressful family dinner, when everyone starts shouting, Emma suddenly feels overwhelmed and can’t move or speak. She stays silent and avoids eye contact until the situation is over.

• Flight

• Fight

• Freeze

• Fawn

Whenever his parents start fighting, Leo feels the urge to run away from home and sometimes goes for long walks by himself to calm down.

• Flight

• Fight

• Fawn

• Freeze

Hannah tries to be the “perfect” child, always helping her parents with chores, never causing problems, and always seeking their approval, even when they are being unkind to her.

• Fight

• Flight

• Freeze

• Fawn

During a heated argument between her parents, Alex quickly leaves the room and hides in his bedroom until it’s over.

• Flight

• Freeze

• Fawn

• Fight

Jordan often reacts to stressful situations by yelling at others and becoming physically aggressive, even when the problem doesn’t directly involve him.

• Freeze

• Fawn

• Flight

• Fight

In situations where things get too chaotic at home, Carly becomes motionless and disconnected, feeling like she’s “frozen” and unable to respond or take action.

• Freeze

• Fight

• Flight

• Fawn

After an argument between his parents, Ethan quickly tries to calm them down by apologizing for things he didn’t do and offering to make dinner for them.

• Flight

• Fawn

• Freeze

• Fight

Whenever things at home become too overwhelming, Sara avoids everyone, locks herself in her room, and distracts herself by constantly staying busy, whether by doing homework or cleaning.

• Fawn

• Freeze

• Fight

• Flight